#38 - "I Came to Fulfil": How Matthew 5:17 Became Proof of Divine Authority

Matthew 5:17 contains one of the most contested phrases in Christian history: "I have not come to abolish the law but to fulfil it." Traditionally read as proof that Jesus is divine lawgiver and the consummation of prophecy, this verse was read very differently by Fausto Socinus and the Polish Brethren. This episode begins by laying out the orthodox case — the scriptural web, the patristic and Reformation readings, and the doctrinal stakes — so you can see precisely what Socinians were arguing against.